93 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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June 1, 2010
Today was the day to tackle the new pond.
The GoalThe goal is/was to create a pond that will hold hardy pond plants that will filter the pond water.
Over the past couple years I have had to remove my pond plants each fall and store them in the house—a big bother. So I plan on buying plants hardy to our region that I can leave in the second pond over winter.
The Build1. We used a string to establish a slope that would let the water run from the one pond down to t...
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142 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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April 14/10
The accomplishment of “gettin’ ‘er done” far exceeds the twinges of guilt I’m feeling.
This spring I started my journey on two missions:1. go as natural as possible when it comes to my gardens, and2. create guilds around my fruit trees
During one of the presentations that I attended at a gardening show this spring, the Native Elder who spoke on naturalized areas stated, “don’t import soil – fix what you already have”. ...
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182 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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March 5/10
Sitting here, waiting for spring, my mind starts churning, thinking.. thinking.. thinking… (it’s a dangerous thing, sometimes!)
This winter I took the risk of leaving my fish in the pond… a big sigh of relief, they have survived.
Now, I look at all the plants that I hauled in last fall and think “this is crazy” – not my style. If they can’t survive the winter outside then they aren’t the plants for me.
So, I had a thought.R...
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231 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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Jan 17/10
Well, we went through a really cold week or so and yesterday the sun shone brightly, melting the layer of ice on the pond.
This morning I watched our fish swimming around (well not really swimming around really.. just kinda hovering near the surface). Still alive and well.
Still crossing my fingers. A few more months to go.
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242 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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Jan 4/09
We are having extreme cold (extreme for us) and when I looked out at the pond today the bubbler was just barely having an effect. So, assuming that it probably isn’t good for the motor to be have the air hoses frozen or whatever the problem is, I decided to unplug the bubbler. (next year—unplug it when we reach winter).
So outside in the “brrrrr” and working my way through frozen plastic and around wood that is frozen in the ground, I reach the electrica...
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246 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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Dec 31/09
At Christmas, our weather was hovering around (just below) the freezing mark and the pond was entirely open. Although it was nice to watch the fish I was worried that they were at the surface because the water was too warm and that when the temperature dropped again that they might be in trouble.
This week, we had temperatures of -10C (and colder) and the pond froze up again – all except the circle of open water around the bubbler and de-icer. At the first drop in temper...
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250 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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Dec 27/09
Pond Update
the netting (that I had on the pond to keep the pine needles from going into the water) has been removed
a bubbler and de-icer/heater has been installed to keep an opening in the ice over the winter, to let the gasses escape
The Cons
the pine needles are now going into the water—the day after I took the netting off we had a huge wind storm and tons of pine needles fell into the water.
the cost of running the bubbler and de-icer were not expenses...
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265 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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Dec 12/09
Today, after several days of sub-zero temperatures, I looked out at the pond and the surface was solid ice.
I had installed a bubbler to keep the surface open in order for toxic fumes to escape. That plan wasn’t working!
The bubbler can be set at different speeds and I had it at a medium level. It was moving the water around pretty well, where it was sitting, but not so much that the entire pond water was moving. I understand that you don’t want to circulate al...
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269 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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Dec 8/09
I had a thought this afternoon—- I had covered our pond with a netting to catch the pine needles that fell from the tree this fall. It worked well. But, the “idea” pointed out that the netting would catch the snow that is supposed to fall tomorrow and get weighed down, down into the pond, even though I had a crisscrossing of boards supporting the netting. So, I removed the netting. Although it was almost dark out I could see a swirl of “white” –...
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355 days ago
by Roway |
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I wanted a water garden, but did not, or have the room to do an in ground pond. So I went to the local Tractor Supply store and bought a 3×2x8 stock tank. I also bought a pump, filter, fountain kit, pea gravel, plants and gold fish. The pond has done very well over the summer, the plants have grown fast, and the small gold fish have grown as well. I was very pleased with the progress of the pond, and look forward to next year.
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